July 2018 Archives

Andrea

I am a new mom and PKU adult, I rely on my medical food to provide myself and my son the necessary nutrition for everyday life. All throughout my pregnancy I was able to receive medical food coverage from my

It would end the never ending anxiety of worrying about whether I can feed my son who has Eosinophilic esophagitis. My insurance will only cover his formula if he doesn’t eat any food. Otherwise, they say it is not medically

Medical nutrition coverage would make an enormous difference to our entire family. We spent years in school to provide a good living for our family, and yet every month we are faced with the enormous cost of medical foods not

When Joe was 3 weeks old, coverage of his PKU medical formula was denied by our employer provided insurance. We couldn’t believe it. He was being denied insurance coverage for the only treatment that would prevent intellectual disability and allow

Because of my early and consistent nutritional treatment, I developed normally and graduated high school and then college. I currently hold a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and work in Central Alabama as a registered dietitian at a group of

My daughter is a vibrant 1.5 year old. She currently requires about 9 cans of formula a month, which will only increase as she gets older. I have no idea how we’ll be able to afford her formula if we

Our oldest daughter Stephanie was born with PKU. The costs for her food and supplies is very costly! We as parents do what we can do for our children. My husband works long hours and has very few days off

Month: July 2018

Andrea

A. Jay

Owen

Joe

Millie

Harper, 18 months

Stephanie, 12